Film carton with mailing tag



Oct. 3, 1944. I B. c. ROEHRL FILM CARTON WITH MAILING TAG Filed March10, 1942 FIG; 5

' BRUNO c. ROEHRL fill-1 M n 0 M T R V.

Patented Oct. 3, 1944 UNITED STATES PAQTENT OFFICE,

FILM CARTON wrrn MAILING TAG,

Bruno C. Roehrl, Binghainton, N,'Y., assignorto General Aniline & FilmCorporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware ApplicationMarch 10, 1942, Serial No. 434,097

4 Claims.

My invention relates to containers or cartons and while susceptible tomany uses and manufacture in many sizes'and shapes, 1 will hereinafterdescribe it with relation to its uses for the packaging of films and thelike.

In the film industry, it is the present practice of manufacturers toenclose their films for sale in individual attractively decoratedcontainers or cartons. These cartons are, ordinarily of a singlethickness of a light grade of cardboard and to the outer surface of thecarton is applied advertising matter, trade marks, and data indicating.the sizeand type of the film. After the film has Accordingly, it is oneor the objects of this invention to provide a carton'of such simplicityas to impose no material increase in the cost of its manufacture.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container or box ofthe above character which will be strong and durable and well-adapted towithstand mailing without injury to the contents. A further object is toprovide a box or container of the above character which maybeinexpensivel manufactured and assembled and re-used without materialdiflicultyr A further object is to provide a box of the abov characterprovided with interfltting and interlocking sealing and closing tabs,adapted to hold the parts in closed position during mailing.

Further and additional obj cts of my invention will become apparent.from the following description: a

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application aniiillustrating one of various possible embodiments, like numerals areemployed to designate corresponding parts throughout the same. In thisdrawin Fig. 1 is aplan view of a blank from which a conventionalcontainer is fabricated together with the added feature of the presentinvention; 7 Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box in one position assold;

Fig. 3 is a similar view ofthe box partly. opened; and v s Fig. 4 is asimilar view of the box partly refolded for return mailing.

Fig. 5 is "a similar view of the boxrefolded for return mailing andillustrating how the end tabs are inserted, a Referring now to thedrawing in detail, and more particularly to Fig. 1 illustrating thecomplete blank from which the box or container is made, I, 2, 3, and 4are the conventional fourside panels used in making a rectangular box.

- The longitudinal side of the first panel is pro- 'vided with a sealingflap la which, when the blank is folded into a rectangle, is secured tothe inside of the adjacent longitudinal edge of the panel 4, thus makingthe box. Each one of these panels I, 2, 3, and 4 is provided with theusual sealing l ld closing interflttlng and interlocking end flaps andindicated at Ia, lb, 2a, 2b,

3b, 4a. and 4b and these are assembled in conventional way and sealed asand where necessary.

Adjacent the side panels I to 4 are a second series of panels 5, 6, 1and 8 which are folded back and forth upon themselves, as shown in Figs.2 and 3, and the end panel 8 is provided with two end closures or tabsv8a and 8b which, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, are adapted to be insertedbeneath the top end flap extending from the firstmentioned panels, inthemannei" shown. These end flaps 8a and 8b are so shaped as to permit asnug interlockingjfit-with the other ,end closure flaps whereby when theparts are assembled they can only be removed with dificulty, therebybeing well-adaptable to withstanding the stresses and strains ofmailing. It is, of course, to be understood that the invention is notlimited to the particular embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing.Instead of a series of four panels 5, 6, l, 8 adjacent to side panels-Ito 4, it is possible, for instance, to have merely two panels, 5 and 6,constituting a loose return mailing flap on which may be written theaddresses of sender and sendee. Fur.- thermore, end panels 6 and 1 or Iand 8 may be torn from each other so that, although the box is sold inthe form as shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 5, panels I and 8 or panel 8 may bedetached" and the remaining panels then constituting a loose tion, whatI claim as new is:

from the top closure end shown in Fig. 2 and the panels 5, 6, 1, and Bare stretched out as shown in Fig. 3 and then wrapped around the box asshown inFig. 4, whereupon the end tabs 8a and 8b are inserted beneaththe top end closure of the main part of the box as shown in Fig. 5.

One of the additional panels, for example, end panel 8, is provided withmailing data spaces, the outer or exposed side of this panel to have thenotation To up in the'corner beneath which the proper address may beinserted on the spaced lines. Similarly, the outer side of another panelis provided to receive mailing data and the word From" appears in thecorner to carry the name of the addressor. Whereupon, when the box isreceived, the addressee will have the name and address of the party towhom the developed films or prints are to be delivered.

While the invention is herein described as being particularly applicableto film boxes of the conventional four-sided shape, it is clear that,without modification, five or six-sided boxes could be made withoutdeparting from the invendirected to asimple and practical containerwhich may be inexpensively manufactured and assembled and provide a boxwell-adapted to withstand the hard wear to which it may be subjectedwithout injury to the contents of the box.

Having now particularly described my inven- 1. A one piece blank ofsheet material'comprisinga' section adapted to be folded in aconventional manner into the form ofa rectangular end closure andsealing flaps, the end closure flaps being attached to the first andthird panels respectively, a second section extending longitudinally ofthe first named section and having a plurality of panels correspondingin number to those, of the first named section, the panels of thesections corresponding in width in sequence beginning with the initialpanel of each section of the blank, the panels of the second sectionbeing foldable to envelop the side walls of said first named sectionwhen the latter is folded in the form of a box, the last panel of thesecond section having at least one laterally extending fiap shaped tosnugly fit beneath the end closure flaps of the first named section whenthe latter is folded in box form.

2. A container formed from a blank of sheet material defined in claim 1.i

3. A one piece blank of sheet material comprising a section adapted tobe folded in a conventional manner into the form of a rectangular box,said section having a plurality of panels of equal width forming theside walls of the box and necessary end closure and sealing flaps, theend closure flaps being attached to the first and third panelsrespectively, a second section 'extending longitudinally of the firstnamed section and having a plurality of panels corresponding in numberand width to those of the first named section, the panels of the secondsection being foldable either .back and forth over themselves to lieclosely adjacent one side wall or to envelop the side walls of saidfirst mentioned section when the latter is folded in the form of a box,

- the last panel of the second section having at least one laterallyextending flap shaped to snu ly fit beneath the end closure flaps of thefirst named section when the latter is folded in box orm.v

4. A container formed from a blank of sheet material definedin claim 3.

BRUNO C. ROEHRL.

